Jaime's influence will continue especially due to the movie which we use to inspire students. Here in Bolivia, especially Cochabamba, he was an inspiration upon his return to Bolivia. With his passing we hope that there will be a reexamination of the basic idea that no student should be written off. Or, maybe more importantly, that students understand that they are capable of ANYTHING.

11:51 am March 31, 2010

hardlyb wrote:

Showing that the same standards should apply to everyone was, I think, a huge contribution. Of course, predictably his school didn't build on his success, which shows something else that is important, but that's a lesson that we refuse to learn.

2:32 pm March 31, 2010

Anonymous wrote:

Bien hecho, Senor.

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